NCSU game is NIT elimination (or qualifying) game. Win it and we can finish at .500,

[Hokie'79]

lose it and we will finish below .500 (unless we pull a miracle in the ACC tourney).

[Gobbler-100]

lose it and we will finish below .500 (unless we pull a miracle in the ACC tourney).

The NIT doesn't require a .500 record. One of those other D-list consolation tourneys does, but not the NIT.

Either way, we aren't getting in unless we win 2 or 3 more games and/or almost all of the regular season champs of the mid and low majors win their conference tourneys (which obviously isn't going to happen - those low major tourneys are slot machines).

[Nate23VT]

In order for VT to even have a shot at the NIT, we need the following to happen:

1) As few auto-bids as possible
2) VT to beat NCSU and win 1st rd of ACCT
3) Clemson to lose the next 2
4) Maryland to lose the next 2

In that scenario I think ACC gets Miami and NCSU in as probably 1 or 2 seeds and VT and/or Maryland in as probably a 6-7 seed.

[CHEQM8]

Has a sub-.500 team ever been invited to the NIT?

The NIT doesn't require a .500 record. One of those other D-list consolation tourneys does, but not the NIT.

Either way, we aren't getting in unless we win 2 or 3 more games and/or almost all of the regular season champs of the mid and low majors win their conference tourneys (which obviously isn't going to happen - those low major tourneys are slot machines).